Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-08
CONFED'S CHAPEL.
HOUSE OF WORSHIP AT THE soLDIsRs
HOME.
pedicatory Ceremonies This Afternoon
Or. Hoge to Preach Many Min
listers to Take Part.

The Lee.Camp chapel ut the Soldiers
Home will be dedicated this afternoon at
o'clock. The exercises will be interesting
and will draw together large crowd. Be-
low Is the programme;
Voluntary by the choir invocation prayer,
Rev. /. A. Cutler; hymn-read by Rev. ii. M.
Jackson, ID. d.:
And wilt Thou, Eternal God,
On earth establish Thine apode7"
reading the Scriptures, Rev. w. c. Schaeiier-
Pain xiv, Psalm lxxxiv., Hebrews K, ~ IS;
nebrews Kill. OBS; music: dedication prayer,
Rev. W. W. Landrum, hymD-read by Rev. A.
Harris:
"Thou. whose unmeasured temple stands,
Built over earth and sea-;
sermon, Rev. Moses ID. Hoge, ID. d.. hymn
Cast ThY Bread Upon the Waters" =. w.
Cunningham; closing remarks, Rev. W. K.
Evans: ofiertory; lopg-metre doxology; bene-
diction.
DESCRIPTION OF THE CHAPEL.
The chapel, located in q beautiful grove
upon the grounds OF the Home neal this
city, has been completed, and will be dedi-
Gated this afternoon at 4 O'Clock. The
chapel is all tina. could be desired aod fully
meets the purpose for which 1t was de-
signed.
The building Is Gothic In form, and has
a UNIQUE front porch with shinged sides
ana belfry with open arches to the tower.
giving full play 10 the peals OF the sweet
Toned bell, which can be heard the country
around.
INSIDE.
The interior Is cruciiorm and has n re-
cess chancel under a large Gothic arch,
with smaller arches on either side, under
one Of which Is the organ and under the
other the robing room. Upon the face OF
these arches are very appropriate inscrIp-
tons IN ecclesiastical type-ylZ.:
:"THIs CHAPEL is DEDICATED TO THE ME-:
NoRY OF THE CONFEDERATE DEAD"
.........'.. '''-''''
and
:" In the place ,ciH gire peace y" Saith the:
Lord Of Hosts"
....s.......
The ceiling OF the auditorium Is OF pine,
divided into panels and moulded, and SIM
ply oiled and vanished, showing the pref
~ grain Of this wood.
THE PEws AND PULPIT.
The other woodwork, including the
pews, which are put IN on curve, is
grained IN imitation OF walnut to corre-
spOnd with the pulpit. organ, &c.
ut DulDlls W ultii u II iltiHOl ~ Diohpf
Docgett, and was presented TO the chapel
by his son, Mr.. q. p. DOggett. Is most APP
propriate in design and OF beautiful work.
manship. 1t bears upon It's front bronze
plate upon which Is inscribed in deep cut
letters:
As a memorial Of Bishop DdUid s. DOG.
Qett. born January 10, 1919. died october
", 1880, ana of those rho offered their HreS
upOn the altar of their country and hare
"croSSed OUer the riUer TO rest under the
shade of the trees" this pulpit ,oqS do
mated A. d. 1887 10 the Soldiers. Home
chapel.
THE AUDITORIUM.
The auditorium has a seating capacity OF
$50. and services will be held every sun
day afternoon hereafter, and the various
ministers Of all denominations will alter
nate with each other in conducting these
services.
The borse.cm line will soon have It's cars
running to a point quite near the Home,
and with this convenience the services
mentioned will be attended by many Of our
city people.
The chapel was built after the design Of
NJ. j. DimmOck, architect, and Joseph F..
| Wingfield was the builder.
The memorlal-windows in the west end
OF the chapel are the gifts Of Captain Louis
| f. Bossieux in memory OF his father, Ma
| ior Louis j. Bossieux, and Mrs. j. j. Mon
tague, in memory of her uncle, Captain T..
F. Henderson. Captain u. +. Henderson
was a native OF Northampton county, Va.
| He served under General Taylor through
| the Mexican war, and at the breaking out
OF the late civil war raised a company OF
cavalry in his native county, which he
| commanded until oyerpOwered by superior
| Federal force. ard cut off 10y the blockade
of the coast. He disDanded the company,
and, with his men. crossed the Chesapeake
bay ct night in open boats and landed I'M
! der fire Of Federal eunbOats. lie also or
ganzed Company Il, Nineteenth Virginia
! artillery, which he commanded in the cum
paign around Norfolk and in front oi Rich
| mond until his death, in 1868.
Mr. jacob Roinbardt will be- director Of
| the musical part OF the services.
Messrs. J. W. White, John Maxwell,
Thomas A. Brander. and Thomas j..
BoWlos will act ne usher3.